Backflow Prevention

Backflow Tester Resource List

Testers who want to be included on the Cal Water tester resource list must attend a Backflow Tester Meeting. In addition they are required to submit a tester information sheet and provide evidence of backflow prevention assembly tester certification from either the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association or the American Backflow Prevention Association along with their backflow test kit calibration. Testers are responsible for providing the Cal Water districts in which they test with any updates to certification and test kit calibration throughout the year in order to maintain their list eligibility.

Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Meeting Schedule for the 2024 Testing Season

Inclusion on the Cal Water tester resource list requires the tester to attend one of the scheduled annual meetings. Testers will be required to submit a tester agreement, tester certification, and current backflow test gage calibration(s). Evidence of certification as a tester must be from either the American Backflow Prevention Association, California Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association, or Los Angeles County. It is the responsibility of the tester to provide the Cal Water districts in which they test with any updates to certification and test gage calibration(s) throughout the year to maintain their list eligibility. Testers who attend one of the annual meetings must submit all their documentation afterward to the district-specific email address of their local CCC Specialist.

  1. Meeting attendance will require access to the internet through either a computer with a camera and microphone, or a tablet/smartphone.
  2. You must pre-register for the specific meeting that you plan to attend, details are provided below. You can register anytime up to and including the day of the meeting. If circumstances occur where you miss the meeting, simply register for another meeting.
  3. If you change devices during the meeting, send a chat message with details.
  4. Plan ahead, if you are more than 15 minutes late, you will not be given credit for attending.
  5. These will be the only tester meetings held for the year, so if you would like to be on our list, please make sure you’re in attendance.
  6. Make sure you complete the Zoom registration with your accurate name, email address, and tester certification number. Failing to do so can result in you being left off the list.

How to Register

Refer to the schedule below. Select the meeting you plan to attend and click on the associated meeting registration link.

Date Time Meeting Registration Link
October 23, 2023 1:00pm–2:00pm 10/23/2023 Meeting Registration
October 26, 2023 10:00am–11:00am 10/26/2023 Meeting Registration
October 30,2023 5:00pm–6:00pm 10/30/2023 Meeting Registration
November 1, 2023 10:00am–11:00am 11/1/2023 Meeting Registration
November 7, 2023 10:00am–11:00am 11/7/2023 Meeting Registration
November 9, 2023 1:00pm–2:00pm 11/9/2023 Meeting Registration
November 14, 2023 10:00am–11:00am 11/14/2023 Meeting Registration
November 16, 2023 5:00pm–6:00pm 11/16/2023 Meeting Registration

Cross Connection Control Program Resource List

Cal Water District Primary Contacts Phone Email
Antelope Valley Edward Reyes (661) 619-8144 bakersfieldbackflow@calwater.com
Joe Fernandez (661) 201-5293
Christi Holt (661) 336-8651
Bakersfield Edward Reyes (661) 619-8144 bakersfieldbackflow@calwater.com
Joe Hernandez (661) 201-5293
Christi Holt (661) 336-8651
Bayshore Mark Lauricella (650) 558-7818 bayshorebackflow@calwater.com
Christopher King (650) 558-7870
Bear Gulch Spencer Kim (650) 854-6376 beargulchbackflow@calwater.com
Chico Tom Miles (530) 893-6332 chicobackflow@calwater.com
Dixon Davin Lopez (209) 993-7607 dixonbackflow@calwater.com
David Eberhardt Jr. (209) 547-7902
East Los Angeles Leonard Clewett (323) 722-8601 eastlabackflow@calwater.com
Kern River Valley Edward Reyes (661) 619-8144 bakersfieldbackflow@calwater.com
Joe Hernandez (661) 201-5293
Christi Holt (661) 336-8651
King City Ismael Trejo (831) 757-7975 kingcitybackflow@calwater.com
Jesse Fernandez (831) 901-6440
Livermore Davin Lopez (209) 993-7607 livermorebackflow@calwater.com
David Eberhardt Jr. (209) 547-7902
Los Altos Spencer Kim (650) 854-6376 losaltosbackflow@calwater.com
Lucerne Tom Miles (530) 893-6332 redwoodbackflow@calwater.com
Marysville Tom Miles (530) 893-6332 marysvillebackflow@calwater.com
Oroville Tom Miles (530) 893-6332 chicobackflow@calwater.com
Rancho Dominguez Joan Angel (310) 257-1452 rdombackflow@calwater.com
Jonathan Munoz (310) 257-1466
Redwood Valley Tom Miles (530) 893-6332 redwoodbackflow@calwater.com
Salinas Ismael Trejo (831) 757-7975 salinasbackflow@calwater.com
Jesse Fernandez (831) 901-6440
Selma/Tesoro Juan Cisneros (559) 624-1670 selmabackflow@calwater.com
Stockton Davin Lopez (209) 993-7607 stocktonbackflow@calwater.com
David Eberhardt Jr. (209) 547-7902
Visalia Juan Cisneros (559) 624-1670 visaliabackflow@calwater.com
Willows Tom Miles (530) 893-6332 chicobackflow@calwater.com

Reference

Backflow Documents